Homemade Food is the worst thing ever
 ...for almost 7 years, we haven't given Yuki human food ...even scraps (I literally get on the floor with a rag after ever meal). So there's no begging or bothering me. Now that I make anything, she's at my feet licking her lips, drooling, and doing her tricks. We've created a monster!  So I guess I see why some people can't resist because I'm finding it hard to resist when I am boiling chicken, etc for a recipe ...to just throw her some. You work so hard for some things .........and in the end, they get their way. Can't resist that sweet face.  |
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| Ours have always gotten a little bit of something, usually not much but it seems to make the terrible dog food go down so much better. Now that we no longer have Tripper, Butchy is thinking dog food isn't so good anymore. This morning Carl dropped a dry cheerio in with his food and that made all the difference in the world. Yes, it always our fault not theirs. |
ICH wrote: This morning Carl dropped a dry cheerio in with his food and that made all the difference in the world. Bwahahahaha! Well, it's the THOUGHT that counts, you know.  All of mine beg. I trained them that way. Oh, well Kristine |
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Mad Dog wrote: ICH wrote: This morning Carl dropped a dry cheerio in with his food and that made all the difference in the world. Bwahahahaha! Well, it's the THOUGHT that counts, you know. All of mine beg. I trained them that way. Oh, well Kristine We did too, but he ate better when there was compitition now he's thinking for himself and figured out a little addition was better. Carl dropped the cheerio just to see what happened so it's not how much he gets but that he gets. |
| Max wouldn' eat people food-- with the exception of sharp cheddar cheese if his life depended on it. When we grill, every one in a while we try to give him a 'treat" of leftovers and he turns his nose up. Weird dog. |
| When I make homemade chicken soup, the 4, yes even the cat, keep scouting the kitchen until I pull the chicken out of the pot to piece up to put back in. They love that part. I usually have 2 "sitting very pretty" and one just looking cute and Pearl just being Pearl. |
Abuckie wrote: Max wouldn' eat people food-- with the exception of sharp cheddar cheese if his life depended on it. When we grill, every one in a while we try to give him a 'treat" of leftovers and he turns his nose up. Weird dog. I have NEVER heard of a dog turning their nose to meat!!! I just fear going to the family's house now and protecting Yuki's tummy. It's ALREADY the only place she used to hang out in the kitchen (due to very inconsiderate people who think they know better), but now that she's all about the ingredients she smells regularly ...I imagine it'll be much harder! We try to make our anger obvious by literally grabbing Yuks and pinning her down under our legs when they're in the kitchen. They just don't get [care] how much she suffers after she's given food she's allergic to. ...hope it doesn't come to us having to board her considering we go so much. |
| That's hard if someone insists on feeding an animal human food if it makes them ill. I'm sure it will be hard for her now that she's had a taste of the good life. |
Joahaeyo wrote: Abuckie wrote: Max wouldn' eat people food-- with the exception of sharp cheddar cheese if his life depended on it. When we grill, every one in a while we try to give him a 'treat" of leftovers and he turns his nose up. Weird dog. I have NEVER heard of a dog turning their nose to meat!!! Tell me about it. And to make sure nothing had changed, I just tried to give Max a piece of chicken from the crock pot.. cooled it, and held it in my hand for him. He turned his head. So, I laid it down to see if he would eat it from the floor. Nope. I went and got sharp cheddar and he gulped it down. Still the same Max.  |
| Max is smart! Who wants boring, old chicken when there is sharp cheddar around!? Jo, I'm sorry you have to deal with people that don't respect your rules on Yuki's diet. Why would someone intentionally cause her harm, even if it's "just" a digestive upset (and I use the word "just" sarcastically)? Why would someone make her sick when it's completely avoidable? The slightest thing can send Oscar's immune system into a tailspin, and if someone did that casually, with no regard for his well-being, I would be on a rampage. Fortunately, everyone around us knows the drill. No one EVER gives Oscar anything without express permission from my hubby or me. And if someone accidentally drops something, you should see the panic in their eyes as they dive under the table to get it.  One of the vet techs at Oscar's vet told me a similar story about her dog. She had an Am Staff who was prone to pancreatitis. When she would take the dog to her mother's house, her mother would give the dog all manner of high fat garbage, and the dog would get sick. It happened twice, with the mother dismissing the incidents as no big deal. (Anyone who has dealt with a pancreatic attack knows it is extremely painful, and that complications can even be fatal.) Then the mother's beloved dog had a pancreatic attack. After spending three days at the emergency vet, her mother finally understood the seriousness of the situation. DUH! It's ridiculous, but that it what it took for her mother to respect her dietary guidlelines. Laurie and Oscar |
Joahaeyo wrote: I just fear going to the family's house now and protecting Yuki's tummy. It's ALREADY the only place she used to hang out in the kitchen (due to very inconsiderate people who think they know better), but now that she's all about the ingredients she smells regularly ...I imagine it'll be much harder! We try to make our anger obvious by literally grabbing Yuks and pinning her down under our legs when they're in the kitchen. They just don't get [care] how much she suffers after she's given food she's allergic to. ...hope it doesn't come to us having to board her considering we go so much.  Some people just don't understand... others don't care or think it can't really be that bad.We have to be careful with the delivery drivers. I had to stop one from giving Bumble a treat. Another said he just gave a lady's dog a biscuit and she totally freaked on him. If you haven't been through it, you don't understand that one biscuit can mess up a 12 week food trial so you have to start over from day one. It can take weeks to get the bad stuff out of the system. The last sentence below made me laugh but it's so true... Quote: Keep your pet out of the room at meal times. Even a few small amounts of food dropped on the floor or licked off of a plate can void an elimination trial and require you to start over. Wash the hands and faces of any children after they have eaten. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2&aid=143 It's got to be even more difficult when food causes more serious symptoms. |
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